Yusuf Maitama Tuggar
1 Mar
YUSUF Maitama Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has called for synergy between Nigeria and Qatar to foster gas diplomacy and energy transition from non-renewable energy. Tuggar also highlighted the key benefits of Nigeria-Qatari relations for Africa and global gas sectors. He made the call while delivering a lecture at the Doha Diplomatic Institute on…
9 Feb
Delegation to the Extraordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council at Ministerial Level of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), yesterday, met in Abuja over the decision by Burkina Faso, Mali and Republic of Niger to withdraw their membership of the sub-regional body.
2 Jan
Foreign policy is a set of codified principles that guides the official relations of states in pursuit and protection of their national interest within the comity of nations. With regards to the posture and objectives of Nigeria’s foreign policy from history
25 Oct 2023
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the leadership of Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, is no doubt working assiduously towards achieving the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.
1 Sep 2023
President Bola Tinubu has called on the United Nations to be more practical in supporting Nigeria's fight against terrorism. Tinubu made the call during a meeting with the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, at the State House on Thursday. The president said that terrorism has had a ripple effect on…
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Despite the exodus of university teachers and attendant shortage of manpower in public universities nationwide, the non-retention policy of the Federal Government has caused over 5,032 first-class graduates to languish in the job market and far away from the tertiary institutions that erstwhile retained them.
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As the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, remain unknown a week after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and placed on a watch-list by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
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Data sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) suggest the economy may be relapsing to cash hoarding again a year after the chronic currency scarcity even as the proportion of currency in circulation that is held outside the banking system has returned to the pre-naira redesign level.
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As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2024 World Malaria Day, the progress in national malaria control is being threatened by the continued rising cost of anti-malaria drugs, which have gone beyond the reach of many Nigerians.
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African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said that Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth.
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Ahead of May Day next week, workers are demanding a country that works for all and not just for some privileged few.
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The NPFL has fined Kwara United N6 million for allegedly thwarting the live broadcast of their week 31 game against Akwa United.
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To achieve the global malaria targets 2030, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Malaria Programme has launched a new operational strategy that will change the trajectory of malaria trends.
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President Bola Tinubu and President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, have promised to give fresh direction to the justice sector in the country through a holistic overhaul.
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Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has urged the Army to establish military formations in Sambisa Forest and the Mandara Hills, bordering Cameroon and Chad in the North East, to counter terrorism in the areas.